Patti Deffendall, left, Silvanna Francescutti, center, and Elsa Ehinger are organizing the Nashville Marian Conference to be held April 28-29 at Our Lady of the Lake Church in Hendersonville. This year, the conference will include talks in Spanish.

More than 400 chaperones and confirmandi gathered for the Office of Faith Formation's annual SEALED Confirmation Retreat on Saturday, March 4, at the Catholic Pastoral Center. Throughout the day, confirmandi played games, heard from a keynote speaker, had small group discussions, received the sacrament of Reconciliation, and attended adoration and Mass with Bishop J. Mark Spalding.